Changing LED and VLOOP settings on a SCADAPack E Direct Outstation Object

rlao · ‎2020-03-30

Hi,

Are there any configuration fields on a SCADAPack E Direct Outstation object which apply to the following settings on an RTU config:

LED Power Always On
VLOOP Output Select

Both settings are located under General -> Controller Settings in E-Series Configurator.

Whenever we generate a config file from ClearSCADA, those settings are not set the way we want. So I'm wondering is there a way we can set those without having to manually attach a .rtu add-on file to every affected outstation?

Thanks in advance.

BevanWeiss · ‎2020-03-30

Unless this has changed in a recent version of ClearSCADA / GeoSCADA Expert, then the answer is no.

The workaround to this is to upgrade all of your SCADAPack E series RTUs to the new 57x rPAC units 😉 hehehe just kidding.

The workaround is to use E-configurator to generate a .RTU configuration which includes the appropriate setting that you want for the LED and VLOOP. Then to open the .RTU in a text editor and search for the bit that means what you want.

Remove everything else and add this .rtu as a prepend file against your ClearSCADA E-Series object.

This way when you generate the config it will get added first, the outstation config doesn't overwrite it, and it gets pushed into the RTU... a bit of a headache, but it works.

You could raise this with your local Schneider Tech Support. There is already a PDEV against this I believe, it just needs more votes.

Lead Control Systems Engineer for Alliance Automation (VIC).
All opinions are my own and do not represent the opinions or policies of my employer, or of my cat..

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Anonymous user · ‎2020-03-31

Hi guys, these fields will be available in the next major release, they have already been implemented.

See Answer In Context

BevanWeiss · ‎2020-03-30

Unless this has changed in a recent version of ClearSCADA / GeoSCADA Expert, then the answer is no.

The workaround to this is to upgrade all of your SCADAPack E series RTUs to the new 57x rPAC units 😉 hehehe just kidding.

The workaround is to use E-configurator to generate a .RTU configuration which includes the appropriate setting that you want for the LED and VLOOP. Then to open the .RTU in a text editor and search for the bit that means what you want.

Remove everything else and add this .rtu as a prepend file against your ClearSCADA E-Series object.

This way when you generate the config it will get added first, the outstation config doesn't overwrite it, and it gets pushed into the RTU... a bit of a headache, but it works.

You could raise this with your local Schneider Tech Support. There is already a PDEV against this I believe, it just needs more votes.

Lead Control Systems Engineer for Alliance Automation (VIC).
All opinions are my own and do not represent the opinions or policies of my employer, or of my cat..

rlao · ‎2020-03-31

Hi Bevan,

Thanks, that's a bummer. Your alternate method of pre-pending RTU configs is something we have done a lot in the past and it's a bit of a pain to manage. I was definitely hoping for an easier way but no luck I guess.

@Anonymous user, are you aware of this particular PDEV? Would I have to formally raise a support ticket or can I just ask you here to add a vote on my behalf?

Cheers

Anonymous user · ‎2020-03-31

Hi guys, these fields will be available in the next major release, they have already been implemented.